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UNITED STATES PATENT UFFlEE.

CLARENCE "VOGT, 'OF "BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THE FIRM OF THE PHONE & TYPEWBITER LTD., OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6,19%2.

Application filed February 6, 1906. Serial No. 299,887.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE Veer, a citizen of the United States of America,and residing at Berlin, in the German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TalkingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to .a coin freed disk-talking .machine with means for enabling any desired record-disk to be selected.

One important feature of the improved machine consists in the factthat the recorddisks. are carried by frames pivot-ally mounted in a storagesreceptacle and that these frames can be automatically swung into and out of the receptacle by means of the drivingmechanism, so as to bring them into or out of their operative position.

Another important feature of the said invention consists in the fact that the swinging out of the disk-frame can be utilized for the changing of the sonnd-boxeneedle, so that all operations oi the apparatus are performed automatically.

The special form of construction of the rising and falling turntable is also important.

As regards the operation of the machine generally, an important feature consists in the fact that the use of slideways, more .especia'lly for the movement of the recorddisks, is avoided and that consequently the driving power required for carrying out all the operations does not have to be very Moreover the record-disks can be conveniently changed, since the round frames can he made easilyaccessible from all sides in the storage-chamber.

Further advantages result from the whole arrangement, by reason of the certainty of sequence of the operations, due to the. method adopted for disposing the several mechanisms relatively to each other.

(Due example of construction of the coinfreed talking machine is shown in the drawings.

Fi re 1 shows thetalking machine in side eleva ion with the'side Wall removed. Fig. 2 shows the same in plan,-one of the diskchanging frames being shown in dotted lines in its mid-position. Fig. 3 shows in front elevationthe arrangement of the parts controllin the various operations of the apparatus, t e hollow radial arm, the needlechanger, etc, being omitted. Figs. 4 and 5 show the lifting device for the turntable in two positions. Fig. 4 also shows in front elevation the device whereby the radial arm is held locked during the changing of the needles. Fig. 6 shows the operating mechanism in rear-elevation, more especially the device for controlling the elevatlon and depression of the sound-hox. Fig. 7 shows in plan the most important of the parts occuring in Fig. 6. Figs. 8 to 10 inclusive,.show the position and operation of the lever for controlling the operations of elevating and depressing the table :and of elevating and depressing the sound'hox in their proper shows the corresponding setting device in side elevation. Fig. vl5 is a detail View of the slide carrying the movable disk-frames.

.Fig. 16 shows in plan adisk-frame with the corresponding parts in their inoperative and operative positions. Figs. 17 and 18 show the sound-box arm with the needlechanger andcalso the locking piece for the radial arm in plan and in front elevation respectively. Figs. 19 to 22 inclusive are detail views of the arrangement for controlling the actuating mechanism for the needlechanger andfor throwing into and out of action the crank geanwheel. Fig. 23 is a side elevation of the sound-box with the needleholder. Fig. 24 is a cross-secti0n of the holder on the line III, Fig. 23. Figs. 25 to 28 inclusive are diagramsillustrating the operation of changing the needles. Figs. 29 to 31 inclusive show the needle changer in section and side elevation in various positions in its operation.

In the forms of construction shown, the complete operation of the machine is com posed of the following steps:--After the winding up of the talking machine, the adjustment of the record-disk and the insertion of the coin, all operations are permay be termed the setting and release. All i operations therefore follow each other in the manner hereinafter set forth 1. The setting of a disk and release of the driving mechanism by the insertion of a coin.

2. The swinging of the disk-frame with the record-disk into the operative position.

3. Setting in action of the needlechanger for the purpose of simultaneously removing the needle from the sound-box after the preceding operation of the machine and inserting a new needle.

4. Raising the turntable for the purpose of removing a record-disk from its frame, in which operation it is preferable that the turntable shall be already in motion. By this means, both the removal of the recorddisk is facilitated and also time is saved, so

that the subsequent action of placing the needle on said disk can take place without delay.

5. Depression of the sound-box which, in the inoperative position of the talking machine, is raised. This process can directly follow that mentioned sub 4, since the record-disk rotates from the first at the normal velocity and thus no false notes can be produced by prematurely placing the soundbox in its operative position and increasing the velocity after the needle has been placed on the record-disk.

6. Releasingof the radial arm. which is held locked in its inoperative position, during the depression of the sound-box.

7. The operation proper, z. e., the talking or playing, in which all controlling parts are in a position of rest.

8. Return movement of the radial arm to the initial position by the spring pushing evice released by the radial arm, the sound-box being lifted and the radial arm locked again at the same time.

9. Depression of the turntable, in which operation the used record-disk again comes to rest on the outwardly swung frame.

10. Swinging back of the frame with the record-disk into the storage chamber.

11. stoppage of the driving gear and return of the coin-release to its initial position.

12. In combination with these steps, the actuation of a separate device, which holds the record-disk-changer locked during the operation of talking or playing, can also take place, and after the completion of'the talking or playing, on stoppage of the driving mechanism, this device again re.- leases the disk-changer to permit the fresh setting of the same.

The various arrangements will be hereinafter described in the same order as that given above.

The talking machine, in the example of construction shown, is arranged in a frame with two compartments or chambers, of

which one compartment 1 serves for the reception of the supply of record-disks with their frames, while the other compartment 2 contains the talking or playing mechanism proper, as may be seen more especially from Figs. 1 and The motor or the driving mechanism 3 serves for driving the turntable 4 which is arranged to turn about a vertical axis. In the form of construction shown, the motor consists of a spring which is wound up by means of a crank-handle 5, a shaft 6 and a train of gear-wheels 7.

In .order to transfer the separate recorddisks in the compartment 1 to the turntable 4, it is necessary to bring the various frames 8 lying one above the other, together with their record-disks 9, as they are selected, into such a position that the frame 8, the recorddisk of which is to be used for the time being, lies somewhat higher than the turntable 4. The driving mechanism 3 then moves the disk-frame 8, while in this position, out of the compartment 1 into the compartment 2 and back again. For this purpose, all the dish-frames are arranged so as to be capable of turning separately about a pivot-shaft. Moreover the method-of construction of the disk-changer in the compartment 1 and' the method of operation when laying the recorddisks on the turntable are shown in Figs. 13

to 16 inclusive and in Figs. 2 and 12 inclu- Five.

As shown in Fig. 15, the disk-changer consists of a slide '10. in which are arranged the disleframes 8 one above the other. T he disk-Era mes all swing independently of one another about a common pivot-shaft 11 on the slide 10. This slide is guided by means of the guide-eves 12 on vertical rods 13 and by a cord 14 which extends over rollers and provided with a counterweight 15, so that it. together with the record-disks and their frames, can be held at any desired height. A raised position of the slide with the diskframes is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 13.

1. The adjustment of the record-disks t0 the height required for we e for the time being. That is to say. the adjustment of the slide 10 is effected by turning the hand-lever 16 oh the shaft 17 (Figs. 13 and 14). This shaft 17. which is mounted at 18 on the frame of the disk-changer, bears the gearwheel 19, which engages in a rack 20 on the slide 10. By turning the crank 16. the slide 10 is thus raised or lowered. In order to permit the correct adjustment of the slide and to facilitate the selection of the recorddisk to be used for talking or playing for the time being, the crank 16 can be arranged, as shown in Fig. 14, in front of an indicator-dial 21 which can be divided to correspond with the number of disks available. This is preferably efi'ected by means of holes 22. into which a pin 23 on the elastic crank 1'6 can snap. The gear-wheel 1'9 a scess or a wheel 24 rigidly connected therewith can be provided with openings or recesses, with which during the talking or playing a locking pin 26 (Figs. 13 and 2) comes into engagement in the manner hereinafter explained, in such a manner that the gearlng 19 and 20 is locked and the use of the diskchanger during talking or playing is prevented. The number of locking apertures 25 in the wheel 24: must obviously correspond to the number of disk-frames.

As shown in Figs. 13 and 16, the separate disk-frames 8 consist of rings, which has a somewhat greater external diameter than the disks lying thereon. The record-disks are held on the rings in their exact axial position by pins 27 provided on the said rings. The interri'ttl diameter of the disk-frames is somewhat greater than the diameter of the turntable 4, in order that, by raising and lowering the said table when the outwardly swung disk-frame is positioned,- axially above it, the disk 9 can be removed from its frame 8 and again deposited thereon. During the talking or playing, the diskframe, swung outwardly for the time being. remains in this position, since the shaft of the turntable 4 extending through it would prevent it from being swung back.

The swinging outwardly and back of the separate disk-frames may advantageously ta e place by a push or a pull. In the form of construction shown. the disk-frames are provided, for the purpose of swinging them outwardly, with a knob28. which is arranged on an extension 29 of the disk-frame p'ro ecting beyond the pivot shaft. and for the purpose of swinging them back. with a cam-shaped recess 30 on the opposite side of the pivot-shaft to the knob 28. Accordingly if pressurebe exerted alternately at the places 28 and 30 in the direction of the arrows 31 and 32 shown in Fig. 16. the disk-frame will be thereby moved in one or the other direction about the shaft 11 in order to swing it outwardly or inwardly."

The terminal positions (in the compartments 1 and 2) are determined by stops and 34:. in which arrangement, the stop 33 servesforinsuring that the record-disk on the swungout frame shall be in the correct position over its fastening pins on the turntable 4.

The winding up of the driving mechanism can take place before or after the insertion of the coin. In this operation, the arrangement may be such that a single winding up is sutlicient for a large number of complete operations of the machine. Instead of the spring driving mechanism, an electromotor or any other suitable driving apparatus can be provided, since the setting into and outof action of the motor -is entirely independent of the method of supplying power thereto. In the exampleshown, the winding up of the spring motor '3 is efiected by turning the shaft 6, which acts by means of the train of gearing 7 on the spring.- To the shaft 6 is moreover connected a locking device 6", which in a known manner permits the tnrningof the winding up shaft 6 in one direction only and at the same time secures the tensioned spring against running down, Figs. 3 and 4. a

The coin-release can be of any desired kind. In the form of constructlon illustrated in Fig.2, 6 and 7, the coin-pocket 41 is arranged beneath the coin-slot 10 on the arm 42 of the releasing rod 43. After the insertion of a coin by pressing the knob 44, the rod 43 is moved in the direction of the arrow 45 '(Fig. 7) by means of the coin, so as to cause the striking piece 16 to release the locking pin 48 on the governor 47, and allow the driving mechanism to run. There now follows 2. The swinging out of the disk-imam with the record-disk into the 0 ermfz've position-As shown more especia ly in Figs.

6. 7, 11 and, in relation to the whole arrangement, also in Fig. 2, the toothed wheel 50 connected to the motor 3 drives the shaft through the intermediate wheel51 and the gear-wheel 52, see Figs. 9 and 10. The shaft 53 bears at one end the cam-disk 5-1 which acts on a two-armed lever 55 oscillating about, which pin. The pivot-pin 56 is arranged on an arm 57 attached to the frame-plate 58. One arm of the lever 55 is connected to the head 59 which is mounted on a longitudinally movable rod 66. The head .59 is itself pressed against the cam-disk 54 through its roller 67 by means of a spring 68. which is attached at one end, (39, to a part of the frame 58 and engages at the other end, T8, with the rod 66. This rod 66 also serves in the manner hereinafter described t'or actuating the needm-changer. The head 59 is connected to the reversing lever 55 through a pin 71. On the other arm of the lever 55, there is a spring prcsser or pawl 60, which on the outward swing of the lever is pressed against the knob 28 of one of the disk-frames 8. The dimensions of the cam-wheel 51 are such that the outward swing of the lever 55 takes place directly after the setting in action of the main driving-mechanis 1 3. By this means, the roller 67 with the ead 59 moves out of the position shown in full lines in Fig. 11 into that shown in dotted lines. By the corresponding oscillation of the lever 55, a disk-frame 8 is turned about the shaft 11 and brought into the operative position over the turntable 4. A. m1d-position of the disk-frame ,is shown in dotted lines in Fig 2, while Fig. 16 also shows the operative position afterthe outward swing is completed.

Simultaneously with the outward swing by the spring 182. holder provided with a longitudinal slot extion in the holder.

of the disk-frame into the operative position, there takes place, in the example of construction shown,

3. The setting in operation of the needlechangcr.The needle-changer itself can be of any desired construction, but before that employed in the present example of construction is more fully described, the special construction of the needle-holder on the sound-box coacting therewith may be explained. It is advantageous to arrange the needle-holder in such a manner that the ejection of the needle, remaining in the needle-holder from the previous operation of the machine, takes place simultaneously with the injection of the new needle, by means of the slide of the needle changer. Accordingly, as can be seen from Figs. 23 and 24, the needle-holder 64, which in the example shown is movably attached to the sound-box 65. by means of the piece 180 with knife-edge support, is provided with a slot 181 extending through it for the introduction of the needle. In this longitudinal slot 181 are grooves 181 into which the needle is pressed by means of a spring 182 mounted on the piece 180. The spring 182 has its corners rounded at the end turned toward the slot 181 so that, on the one hand the insertion of a new needle is facilitated while on the other hand a'sharp ejection of the already used needle is permitted on the opposite side. In the operative position of the sound-box 65 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 18, the needle is held obliquely in the grooves 181 of the slot 181 by the weight of the sound-box aided This form of needletending through it, is adapted for use with the needle-changer hereinafter described.

Care must be taken that the slide 61 of the needle-changer (the special function of which is to inject the new needle and eject the used one) shall be guided in the needle changer by means of a pin 183 and its forward motion shall be limited in such a manner that the freshly introduced needle is not pushed beyond the correct normal osi- On the slide 61 6., on the pin 183) is mounted a pin 63, with which the needle-changer rod of the driving mechanism engages. Spiral springs 63', and 63 connected to the pm 183, tend to keep the slide 61 continuously in the position of rest shown-in Fig. 29.

On the frame of the needle-changer is detachably mounted the needle-magazine 61 containing the needles 184. The slide-piece 62, which is movable on the needle-changer frame and which serves as a guide for the slide 61, receives in its slot- 62 the needles 184 from the magazine 61 and holds them ready for the slide (Fig. 29). And by reason of the action of the spring 63., the slidepiece 62 is carried along by the pin 183, guided in a longitudinal slot- 185 in the said slide-piece, until its adjustable screw-stop 186 (Fig. 18) abuts against the frame and prevents further motion of the slide-piece (Fig. 30). The slide-piece 62 is here conducted to the needle-holder 64, so that in the further motion of the slide 61 which is still unlimited, a fresh needle 181 can be introduced into one side of the longitudinal slot 181 of the needle-holder 64 and at the same time the previously used needle l87pushed out.

The slide is limited in its forward motion by the pin 188 abutting against one end of the slot 185. The dimensions of the slot 185 are made such that pushing of the new needle beyond the normal position is prevented. The automatic return of the slide 61, and also of the slide-piece 62 is effected by the springs 63. and 63 It is necessary that the radial arm 139 with the sound-box arm 1,29 and the sound-box 65 be held locked from motion durin the changing of the needles; by means of a locking device as hereinafter explained.

The various positions of the needle during the insertion and changing by means of the slide 61 are given in the diagrammatic views in Figs. 25 to 28 inclusive.

In the position shown in Fig. 25, which corresponds approximately to F ig. 30, a new needle 184|isin the slide-piece 62 of the needle-changer on the way to the needleholder 64, while the previously used needle 187 is still in the clamping grooves 181' of the slot 181. The slide-piece 62 has reached its end position and the changing of the needle begins. Fig. 26'shows the position of the two needles directly before thechanging; the slide 61': having already moved on and the needle 184 having entered one half of the slot 181, so that it touches the one previously used. If now, as shown in Fig. 27, the forward motion of the slide is continued, the new needleforces the previously used one 187 out of the clamping grooves 181 at the same time bending the spring 182 and enters at this place as shown in Fig. 28. The rounded spring 182 flying back into the position shown in Fig. 25, here causes the used needle 187 to be forcibly ejected from the slot 181. When this has taken place, the slide 61 and the slidepiece can return to their initial positions, as shown in Figs. 25 and 29.

The motion of the slide 61" in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 17, is efiected' by means of the rod 66 which is moved in a longitudinal direction by means of the camdisk 54:, Fig. 11. I

The rod 66, it may be mentioned here, is provided with a rectilinear guide 72, which limits the motion of the rod in one direction This is e ected' 

